National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida State 63, Miami-Florida 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Tim Nestor, # Raymond Styons, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 7413

Florida State 63, Miami 53:
Aaron Thomas scored 12 points off the bench and fellow reserve Ian Miller scored seven of his 10 in the final five minutes as the visiting Seminoles won a defensive struggle for their third straight ACC victory.

Boris Bojanovsky and Devon Bookert each scored 11 points for Florida State (12-4, 3-1 ACC), which has won seven of its last eight. The Seminoles, who went 7-for-15 from 3-point range, have won three straight in conference play for the first time since February 2012.

Donnavan Kirk scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and Rion Brown matched him with 21 for Miami (9-7, 1-3), which has led in the final five minutes in five of its seven losses. The rest of the team combined for just 11 points on 4-of-31 shooting.

Brown's 3-pointer with 4:07 left put the Hurricanes up 51-50 - the game's 13th lead change - but it was all Florida State from there. The Seminoles hit four straight free throws before Miller's 3-pointer made it 57-51 in the midst of a 13-0 run.

Miami beat Florida State at its own game in the first half, holding the Seminoles to 8-of-25 from the field while taking a 28-24 lead into the break. The Seminoles heated up after the break, going 13-for-21 to finish at 45.7 percent.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Seminoles have won eight of the last 11 meetings. … Florida State held a 37-29 edge on the boards. … Kirk and Brown combined to go 8-of-13 from 3-point range while the rest of the team was 1-for-15.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida State   Miami-Florida
Aaron Thomas 12 Scoring Rion Brown 21
Ian Miller 4 Assists Manu Lecomte 6
Montay Brandon 6 Rebounds Tonye Jekiri 7
Aaron Thomas 4 Free Throws Made Garrius Adams 1
Montay Brandon 1 Steals Garrius Adams 2
Aaron Thomas 1 Blocks Donnavan Kirk 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida State 63 45.7 7-15 14-17 10 33 2 1 9
Miami-Florida 53 35.6 9-28 2-6 12 27 4 5 4